Corporate Events in Chicago, Made Unforgettable
Glitters and Grace brings five luxury beauty experiences to Chicago corporate events — a perfume bar built on real absolutes and CO2 extracts, a Lip Lab, a bath and body bar, a skincare bar, and a candy bar. We load in at McCormick Place, River North rooftops, Fulton Market lofts, and suburban headquarters, and we leave your guests with something they made themselves.
- 5
- Experiences to mix and match
- 20–1000+
- Guests per Chicago activation
- 90 min–Full day
- Trade show or evening reception
- Chicagoland
- Loop to the far southwest suburbs
- Up to 40
- Guests in our Mokena studio party room
The activation people actually line up for
Chicago has no shortage of open bars and photo walls. What it has less of is an experience guests stay at for twenty minutes, talk about on Monday, and take home in a bottle with your logo on it.
We are a mobile luxury beauty company, and every station arrives styled, staffed, and ready. Our hosts walk each guest through blending a custom fragrance, mixing a lip shade, building a bath ritual, choosing a skincare set, or filling a candy box — then send them off with a finished product they made with their own hands. It works for a 60-person client dinner at a River North restaurant and it works for a 500-person holiday party at Navy Pier.
For Chicago corporate event planners, the practical part matters just as much: we carry our own insurance, provide certificates of insurance for your venue, coordinate dock and freight elevator times, and work with in-house union labor requirements at convention venues. You approve a layout, we handle the rest.
Five bars. One vendor. Any Chicago venue.
Book one station or combine several into a multi-station activation. Every experience is fully mobile, fully staffed, and can be branded to your company or event.
Custom Perfume Bar
Our signature. Guests move through a guided blending session with a trained perfumer, building a fragrance from absolutes, CO2 extracts, and essential oils — not the pre-mixed fragrance oils most scent bars pour. They name it, we label it, and they leave with a bottle that exists nowhere else.
It is our most requested experience for Chicago client appreciation events and executive retreats, because the conversation it creates is the point. Guests linger at the bar, compare notes, and hand each other blotters — which is exactly what you want in a room full of people who are supposed to be networking.
- Guided blending with a trained perfumer, 2-5 minutes per guest
- Take-home bottle with a custom label/li>
- Branded labels and scent stories on request, with customized signage as an add-on
- Works as a reception station, a trade show draw, or a seated workshop
Luxury Lip Lab
Guests choose a finish, then mix their own lipstick or gloss shade at our lab station, pour it, and take it home in a compact tube with a custom label. Fast, visual, and extremely photogenic — the reason it performs so well at brand activations and women's ERG events across the Loop and Fulton Market.
- Custom shade blending in matte, satin, or high-shine gloss
- Roughly 8–10 minutes per guest, so lines keep moving at high-volume events
- Company colors matched for brand activations and product launches
- Pairs beautifully with a photo moment or step-and-repeat
Bath & Body Bar
A scent-forward station where guests build sugar scrubs, bath soaks, and body products from a styled apothecary spread. It is the calmest of our five bars, which makes it a natural fit for wellness weeks, benefits fairs, and the kind of employee appreciation event where the message is take care of yourself.
- Scrubs, soaks, and body products blended and jarred on site
- Scent selection built from the same natural materials as our perfume bar
- High throughput — well suited to all-day office or lobby activations
- Skin-safe formulations with full ingredient disclosure available
Skincare Bar
A consultative station where guests are guided to products suited to their skin, then build a personalized set to take home. Because it starts with a one-to-one conversation, it is the experience Chicago planners choose when they want an activation that feels like a gift rather than a giveaway.
- Guided skin consultation and personalized product selection
- Take-home set, packaged and labeled at the station
- Ideal for smaller executive groups and VIP client rooms
- Can be paired with mini facials at select venues — ask us about the studio add-on
Luxury Candy Bar
A styled candy installation with glass vessels, custom color palettes, and take-home boxes or bags. It is the easiest station to brand to a company palette and the fastest to serve, which is why it so often anchors the entry of a large Chicago holiday party or family day.
- Color palette matched to your brand or event theme
- Glass apothecary vessels, risers, and station signage included, with customized signage as an add-on
- Highest throughput of our five stations — built for 300+ guest events
- Family-friendly, so it works for company picnics and bring-your-kids days
Not a scent bar. A perfumer's bar.
There is a real difference between pouring pre-blended fragrance oils and formulating from raw naturals, and your guests can smell it.
Real perfumery materials
Our founder is a trained perfumer. We formulate from absolutes, CO2 extracts, and essential oils, and we can tell your guests exactly what is in the bottle they made and where it came from.
Fully mobile, fully staffed
We arrive with the bar, the displays, the branding, the station signage, and the team. Linens, lace and customized signage are available as add-ons. We take care of everything for your activation.
Built for corporate logistics
Certificates of insurance, W-9s, dock and freight elevator scheduling, union labor coordination at convention venues, and invoicing that survives a procurement review.
Where a beauty bar earns its place on the floor plan
Holiday parties
Chicago holiday season books out early, and by December your guests have already been to four parties with the same photo booth. A perfume bar or candy bar gives them a reason to move through the room and something to carry home. Popular at Navy Pier, the Chicago Cultural Center, and hotel ballrooms along Michigan Avenue.
Trade shows & conferences
McCormick Place booths live and die by dwell time. A staffed Lip Lab or perfume bar pulls attendees off the aisle and keeps them at your booth long enough for a real conversation — and the branded take-home travels back to their office.
Client appreciation & VIP events
Law firms, consultancies, and financial services teams in the Loop and West Loop use our perfume and skincare bars for intimate client evenings where the gift needs to feel considered rather than corporate.
Employee appreciation & wellness
Bath bars and skincare bars slot naturally into wellness weeks, benefits fairs, and appreciation days at corporate campuses in Deerfield, Oak Brook, Schaumburg, and Naperville.
Product launches & brand activations
We build custom scents and custom lip shades around a brand — a launch fragrance keyed to your campaign, a lipstick mixed in your brand color. Fulton Market and River North showrooms are our most frequent settings for this work.
Summer outings & family days
Candy bars and glitter body spray stations travel well to rooftop socials, ballpark outings, and company family days across Chicagoland.
Downtown, the neighborhoods, and every collar county
We are based in the southwest suburbs and travel across Chicagoland for corporate events. These are the areas we serve most often.
The Loop & Michigan Avenue
Hotel ballrooms, corporate headquarters, and client evenings in the towers along Wacker and Michigan.
River North & Fulton Market
Loft venues, restaurant buyouts, and showroom activations — our busiest neighborhoods for brand work.
McCormick Place & Navy Pier
Trade show booths and large-format receptions. We handle dock scheduling and union labor coordination.
North & Northwest Suburbs
Corporate campuses and hotel conference centers along the I-90 and Edens corridors.
West Suburbs
Office park activations, benefits fairs, and holiday parties across the DuPage corridor.
Southwest Suburbs
Our home base — and the home of our new Mokena studio, where you can host up to 40 guests in our private party room instead of sourcing a venue.
Or skip the venue search entirely
Our Mokena studio opens in January 2027 with a private party room built for corporate groups of up to 40 guests — which means for smaller teams, the venue and the activation come from the same place.
No venue hunt, no rental contract, no coordinating a load-in around someone else's schedule. You pick a date, choose your experiences, and walk into a room that is already set. It is a natural fit for team offsites, department celebrations, client thank-you evenings, and holiday gatherings for southwest suburban companies — and it is a short drive from the I-80 and I-355 corridors for teams coming in from Joliet, Orland Park, Frankfort, Tinley Park, and New Lenox.
- Private party room seating up to 40 guests
- Any of our five experiences, set up and ready when you arrive
- Bring your own catering and beverages, or we can point you to local partners
- Free on-site parking — no downtown garage math
- Also available for tastings and planning visits before a larger offsite event
19060 Everett Blvd, Suite 107 · Mokena, IL
From first email to load-out
Tell us the basics
Date, venue, guest count, and the vibe you are going for. Even a rough guess is enough to start.
Get a proposal
We recommend stations, staffing, and timing built around your guest count and run of show, with clear pricing.
We handle the details
Certificates of insurance, venue coordination, branded labels, and a confirmed load-in window, with customized signage available as an add-on.
We arrive and run it
Our team sets up, hosts every guest, and packs out cleanly. You get to enjoy your own event.
Questions we get from Chicago planners
How much does a corporate perfume bar cost in Chicago?
Chicago corporate event pricing starts at $500 and is quoted per event, based on station count, staffing, and event length. Most corporate activations fall between $1200-$3500. Downtown events may include travel, parking, and load-in fees depending on the venue. Send us your date and guest count and we will send an itemized proposal within 2 business days.
How many guests can you serve at one Chicago event?
We regularly serve 20 to 1000 or more guests. Throughput depends on the station: the candy bar and bath bar move quickly, while the perfume bar runs roughly 3- to 5 minutes or more per guest for a full blending session. For events over 150 guests we typically recommend additional hosts or a second station so no one waits. We will size the team for your guest count in the proposal.
Do you set up at McCormick Place, Navy Pier, and other downtown venues?
Yes. We work at McCormick Place, Navy Pier, the Chicago Cultural Center, downtown hotels, rooftop venues, and corporate offices throughout the Loop, River North, and West Loop. We provide certificates of insurance naming your venue, coordinate dock and freight elevator times, and work within union labor requirements where they apply. Downtown load-ins are billed with any venue-specific fees itemized so there are no surprises.
Can you brand the experience with our company logo?
Yes, and it is one of the most common requests we get from Chicago corporate clients. We produce custom labels for perfume bottles, lip products, bath products, and candy boxes, plus branded station signage as an add-on. For product launches and brand activations we can also build a custom signature scent or match a lipstick shade to your brand color. Custom branding needs 4-6 weeks of lead time.
How much space and power do you need?
A single station typically needs about 6' x 6' of floor space with access to a standard outlet, though several of our stations can run without power. We bring our own tables, displays, and lighting, with linens as an add-on. Send us a floor plan and we will mark the ideal placement — usually somewhere with natural traffic flow but not directly beside a loud band or a bar line.
How far in advance should we book a Chicago corporate event?
For September through December — Chicago's heaviest corporate season — we recommend booking three to six months out, and holiday party dates often fill by late summer. Spring and summer dates are typically available with six to eight weeks of notice. If your date is close, ask anyway; we sometimes have a team available.
Do you travel to the Chicago suburbs?
Yes. We serve all of Chicagoland, including Naperville, Oak Brook, Schaumburg, Deerfield, Evanston, Aurora, Joliet, Orland Park, Tinley Park, and our home base in Mokena and New Lenox. Travel is included within our core service radius, and anything beyond it is quoted transparently in your proposal.
Is this safe for guests with fragrance sensitivities or allergies?
We provide full ingredient and allergen disclosures for every product line, and our hosts are trained to guide guests with sensitivities toward appropriate options. Guests can always participate without applying anything to their skin — blending a fragrance to take home works perfectly well without a wear test. If you have specific concerns, tell us in advance and we will plan around them.
Can we book more than one station at the same event?
Yes, and multi-station events are our favorite kind. A common Chicago setup is a perfume bar plus a candy bar for a holiday party, or a Lip Lab plus a skincare bar for a women's ERG event. Multiple stations spread your guests out, shorten lines, and give people a reason to move through the room. We price multi-station bookings as a package.
Do you have your own space we can use for a smaller event?
Yes. Our Mokena studio opens in January 2027 with a private party room for corporate groups of up to 40 guests, at 19060 Everett Blvd, Suite 107. You get the venue and the activation in one booking — no separate rental contract, no venue hunt, and free on-site parking. It works well for team offsites, department celebrations, and client thank-you evenings, and it is convenient to Joliet, Orland Park, Frankfort, Tinley Park, and New Lenox. For groups larger than 40, we come to your venue anywhere in Chicagoland.
What do you need from us on the day of the event?
A confirmed load-in time, dock or entrance access, an on-site contact, and the space we agreed on in the floor plan. That is it. Our team arrives at least one hour before guest arrival, sets up, runs the station, and packs out cleanly at the end.
Let's build your Chicago activation
Tell us your date, venue, and guest count. We will come back with a proposal built for your room — and if we are already booked that night, we will tell you straight away.
perfume@glittersandgrace.com · 815.418.6740
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